Collar.



A. L. PRICE.'

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13| 1915.

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AUBREY LEIG-I-I PRGE, OF WAVEBLY, NEW SUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA.

COLLAR.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Sept. 7,1915.

Application filed May 13, 1915. Serial No. 27,822. f

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, AUBREY LEIGH Pinon, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at Waverly, New South Vales, Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Relation to Collars, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to certain improvements in relation to collars, particularly to those known as double collars, and consists in the provision of certain means whereby the adjustment of neckties or scarfs on Vsuch collars is facilitated, which means may also serve to keep the collar properly set when in wear.

The diiculty which is at present experienced when adjusting a ctie on a double7 collar is mainly due to the gripping action of the inner and outer folds of the collar upon the material of the tie, but is also due in part to the catching of this material upon the head of the back stud securing the collar to the shirt, and also in part to the roughness of the surface of the collar over which the tie is required to move, and the object of this invention is to provide means whereby free movement of the tie betweenrthe folds of the collar may be obtained.

The two folds of a double collar form a more or less acute angle with each other at their point of juncture, and it is at or near this point that the intervening space is most restricted and that the binding effect upon the tie, when in position between the folds, is greatest, and meanstaken toprevent the tie from entering the too restricted por tion of the space between the folds of the collar, or to prevent the folds from closing together beyond a certain predetermined degree, will prove eective in promoting. to .a great extent, the easy movement of the tie for adjustment purposes. f n

It `has already been proposed that such means may consist of a strip of material, of uniform thickness throughout its depth, sewn to the top of theinner fold, or of such a strip of metal temporarily fastened tothe collar at that point, but, since the two folds of an ordinary double collar, when in pof sition, are in no case parallel but always inclined to each other -so as to form an angle at their point ofjuncture andas the amount of curve given Yto an ,ordinary collarV atthe point of turnover is in all Ycasesas small as' possible in order to preserve a neat appearancewhich amount of curve limits the allowable thickness of the above mentioned uniform strip--and also since the space between the inner and outer folds is not uni to override the lower edgeof such strip for the greater part, if not all of its length, and so become bound as when no strip is used or even to agreater degree. Again, the use of a strip of uniform thickness always necessitates that such strip shall be attached to the inner fold of the collar by stitching or that special provision be made both in the inner fold and on the strip to enable such to be temporarily attachedto the fold.

Now one object of the present invention is toprovide means to eliiciently serve the purpose described which may be applied to any ordinary form of double7 collar and which requires no stitching nor any special formationvin thecollar, such as button -holes or other devices, in order to retain said means in` position when in use.

A further object of the, invention is to provide means to prevent the fabric of the tie fromcatching Aon lthe head of the stud at the back vof the collar when in position and such means may be combined with the means employed for the purpose previously described and may also serveto keep same in position between the folds of the collar. Another object of the'invention which may be combined 'with the means employed for either ofthe above mentioned purposes, is to provide a smooth surface against which the tie may move during thefradjustment process. f f

The means employed, accordingV to the present invention, to prevent the tie from entering the too restricted/portion of the space between the folds of a double vcoly lar consist of a distance-piece arranged to formed separate from the collar and placed in position between the folds as required. Such distance-piece would preferably be of tapered section,for so made that it may assume such a section, to conform to the angular format-ion of the space between the folds of the collar and so designed that when pressed up into' such space it is held in position by the pressure of the two folds against it. If not made of tapered section, or so arranged that it may assume such a section, the distance-piece would be made of such a thickness, or witha projecting edge equivalent to such a thickness, that it could not enter the too restricted space between the folds and wouldthus prevent the tie from entering such space since it would be placed in position above the top edge of the tie and make contact with each of the converging folds of the collar. tance piece may also be'of such form that a portion thereof abuts against the turned over portion, or point of juncture, of the fold of the collar and a thicker portion forms an abutment for a tie or the like, at a distance from said point of juncture. The distance piece may be provided with lugs, or a continuous flange, projecting downward from its bottom edge whereby it may be secured in position by the tie, it may be serrated or cut inwardly from its outer edge to enable vit to be readilybent to the circular form of the collar when in use, and it may if desired be made of stiff springy material and permanently shaped to conform to the circular shape of the collar. If permanently shaped and made of springy material the distance piece may be so made that when in position it is slightly extended from its normal shape and it would then serve to keep the collar properly set with its front edges closed together.

This distance-piece may be made of any desired length andmayeither extend almost wholly around the collar or be placed only at the back or at other points if desired.

To prevent the fabric of the tie from catching on the stud head at the back of the collar a thin strip of material may be attached to the distance-piece, or form part of it, such strip projectingy downward to cover the stud hole in the collar, and therefore the stud head when the collar is in position, and preferablyv presenting a smooth surfacefover which the tie may easily be drawn. Thev strip would preferably be of flexible material so that it may readily be lifted during the process of attaching the collar to the stud. The tie would be placed over the strip which may also serve the purpose of the projecting lugs previously mentioned to keep the distance piece in position. A s previously stated, the distance-piece may be provided with a number of lugs or a continuous fflange projecting downward The dis-k from its bottom edge and the surface of such lugs or flange may be made very smooth in order that the tie may move over it without frictional resistance. A thin strip of smooth material may be used for this purpose,independentlyof any distancepiece and such a strip may be combined with a stud covering piece such as previously described, or a single strip may be ymade to serve the two purposes.

Referring to the drawings which illus-v trate by way of example three slightly modified forms of the invention each alike serviceable for the purposes described, Figure l is a front view of the device in accordance with the invention, separate from the collar, Fig. 2 is a section on line a-b in Fig. l, Fig. 3 is a section on line c-cl in Fig. l, Fig. 4 is a plan view of Fig. l, Fig. 5 is a general view of the device applied to a collar, the collar being shown as cut through at the back, on the line of the back stud, which is Shown in position and broken away in part to clearly show the arrangement of the device. The tie is shown in position. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a modified form of the invention. Fig. 7 is a section on line e-f in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a section on line h-o in Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a front elevation of a further modilication of the invention. Fig. 10 is a section on line Z-/m i in Fig. 9.

` As shown in the drawings the device, which may be termed a tie-easer consists of a distance-piece VA combined with an anti-friction strip B and with a stud-covering piece C, the whole combination being designed to overcome every difficulty previously enumerated, in connection with the adjustment of a tie to a double collar, but obviously the distance piece A may be used alone, or` in combination with either of the parts B or C. The parts B and C might also be used without the distance piece A, to overcome certain of such difficulties.

In the drawings the anti-friction strip B is so combined with the distance-piece A as to also efhciently serve the purpose of an attachment for the latter to the collar by means of the tie.

In Figs. l to 5 inclusive the distance piece Ais shown formed in one piece with the anti-friction strip B and the studcovering piece C and takes a substantially truncated cone formation so as to conform with the shape of the space into which it ts, between the folds of the collar. The tie-easer is made part circular in shape so as to conform to the circular shape of the collar when in use. 4

rlhe tie-caser may be made extended in length or shortened as desired. f

The tie-easer may be molded so that its front ends have to be slightly opened out in order to conform to the circular shape of the collar and it would then act to keep the front ends of the collar tightly closed t0- gether and the collar properly set This formation is shown by the dotted outline in Fig. 4.

In Figs. 6, 7 and 8 the distance piece A is again formed in one piece with the antifriction strip B and the stud-covering piece C but the piece A is formed of two parts D and E, one of which, D, enters the very narrow part of the space between the foldsand keeps the other projecting part E, at a certain distance below the point of juncture of the two folds of the collar thus providing that such projecting piece E, though not being limited in thiclmess by the amount of turnover at the point of juncture, may be made. to project a considerable distance beyond the general outer surface of the tieeaser to make Contact with the outer fold and provide an efficient stop against which the tie may abut. Ink Figs. 6, 7 and S the tie-caser is made straight and in order that :it may readily be bent to conform to the circular'shape of the collar the projecting part E is perforated or cut crosswise at numerous points through its length as shown at F.

In Figs. 9 and 10 the projecting part E of the distance piece A is made solid and may be formed of different material from the remainderl of the tie-caser and be attached to same by stitching, cementing, or other means. It would preferably be made of rubber, felt, cord or braid, or other very ieXible material. In these figures (9 and 10) the anti-friction strip B is shown of a depth equal to that of the stud-covering piece C which is then formed by simply slotting the strip B at points H.

The tie-easer would preferably be made of Very thin sheet Celluloid or other smooth material.

I claim j l. In a device of the character described for use with turn-down collars, comprising a single fold strip of material adapted to project up into the fold of the collar and having a laterally-projecting rib spaced a distance belowv its upper edge adapted to serve both as a. spacer for the two members constituting the fold of the collar, and as an abutment to prevent the tie from slipping upward into the angle of said fold, the lower portion of said strip having a continuously smooth surface on which the tie slides freely and serving to completely cover the head of the rear collar button, substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described for use ywith turn-down collars, comprising a single fold strip of material adapted to pro ject up into the fold of the collar and having a laterally-projecting rib spaced a disytance below its upper edge adapted to serve both as a spacer for the two members constituting the fold of the collar, and as an abutment to prevent the tie from slipping upward into the angle of said fold, the lower portion of said strip having a smooth surface on which the tie slides freely, and said lower portion being also provided with a tab to cover the rear collar button, when the collar is in use, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

` AUBREY LEIGH PRICE. Witnesses: j

ALBERT E. PARKER, IVINIFRED LAWRENCE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,153,134.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,153,134, granted September 7,

. 1915, upon the application of Aubrey Leigh Price, of Waverly, New South Wales,

Australia, for an improvement in Oollars, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 44, claim 1, strike out the Word HIn and malte the article a a capital A; and that the said Letters Patent should be read With this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 5th day of October, A. D., 1915.

R. F. WHITEHEAD,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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